MCZ Entomology 662233

Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913

Date Collected:

2008-07-22

North America: United States: Utah: San Juan | La Sal Mountains 0.7 miles Northeast Junction County Road 154 on FSR 073 (La Sal Pass Road)

Current Identification
Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Hymenoptera Apocrita Aculeata Formicoidea Formicidae Formicinae
Determiner: Stefan P. Coverlinked data icon
Nature of ID: expert ID

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  • collector number: SPC 7868

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (ethanol) good in collection <50 History
¬ Subsample: whole animal (ethanol) good on loan 50 History

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  • (neogates gr.)

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Utah
  • County:
  • San Juan
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/2002119 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • La Sal Mountains 0.7 miles Northeast Junction County Road 154 on FSR 073 (La Sal Pass Road)
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Utah: San Juan Co. La Sal Mtns. 0.7 mi. NE Jct. Co. Rd. 154 on FSR 073 (La Sal Pass Rd.) SPC 7868
  • Elevation:
  • 7980 ft
  • Habitat Description:
  • Open, grazed Gambel Oak woodland to 15' tall with large Sagebrush gaps on gentle south-facing slope. Dry sandy soil. Moderate grassy-herbaceous vegetation.
  • Microhabitat:
  • 3" diameter crater in open sagebrush gap.
  • Georeference:
  • 38.3680000°, -109.19633° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: Stefan P. Cover on 2008-07-22 (Source: Magellan Meridian Gold GPS)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • degrees dec. minutes (38° 22.080000′ N  109° 11.78000000′ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 2008-07-22
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 7-22-08
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • ~100 ants + sexual pupae.
  • Collecting Event/Field Number:
  • 7868 (Stefan Cover Collecting Event Numbers of Stefan P. Cover)
  • Collector:
  • Stefan P. Coverlinked data icon

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Media type: text; Entomology 662230;  662231;  662232;  662233;  662234 Description: Stefan Cover Field Notes Vol. 14, pg.128. Scanned on 2014-12-02; hard copy may have been updated.;

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